Band-cutter and feeder



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BAND UUTTER AND FEEDER.

No. 398,407 a Patented Feb. 26. 1889.

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BAND CUTTER AND FEEDER.

No. 398,407. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

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BAND GUTTER AND FEEDER.

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qv'vtmeoaeo Warren STATES PATENT @rricni CHARLIE 0. KING AND ALONZO D.TRIMBLE, OF FORT \VORTH, TEXAS.

BAND-CUTTER AND FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,407, dated February26, 1889'.

Application filed August 20, 1888. Serial No. 283,183. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLIE C. KING and ALONZO D. TRIMBLE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Fort \Vorth, in the county of Tarrant andState of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBand-Cutters and Feeders; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to band-cutters and feeders forthrashing-machines; and it consists in the novel construction andcombination of the parts, as hereinafter fully described and claimed. Inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical lon gitudinal section through themachine. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine, from above, with thehinged covers removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section 011 line 00 0cin Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view, from above, of the shakingdelivery-shoe; and Fig. 5 is a side view oft-he device for elevating andretaining the conveyer in position.

A is the inclosing-case of the machine, which is mounted upon wheels forconvenience in moving it about.

A is the drivingshaft, provided with a crank, a, and a are the bearingssecured to the end of the case, in which the said shaftrevolves.

B is the main driving-pulley, secured upon shaft A and Z) are twobeveled pinions, also secured 011 said shaft.

B are the receiving-tables, secured at their inner edges upon shafts l),which are journaled in the frame-work of the casing; and C are verticalguide-boards secured to the easing for the tables to work between.

C are cross-bars secured betweenthe ends of said boards for the outeredges of the ta bles to rest upon, and c are ledges upon the outer endsand side edges of the tables for retaining the sheaves and strengtheningthe tables. A short arm, 0, is secured upon the end of each of theshafts b.

D is a shaft journaled in bearings (1, secured to the top of the case,and provided with the driving-pulley D, which receives its motion fromthe pulley CZ, secured upon the revolving shaft A. i

E are tappets secured to said shaft D and projecting in oppositedirections. As the shaftD revolves the tappets E depress the arms 0 uponthe ends of shafts b and cause the tables to be tilted up alternately,as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus discharging the sheafdown the space between the inner edges of the tables.

E are transverse partitions across the inside of the case A, below theguide-boards, between which the tables work. Guide-rollers e areprovided for the sheaves as they fall from the tables, and the saidrollers are journaled in the partitions E upon the spindles e.

F are rollers beneath said rollers 6, but not so wide apart. Theserollers F are secured upon shafts j, which also are journaled in saidpartitions E.

F are beveled pinions secured upon the ends of shafts f, and which gearinto the beveled pinions on the driving-shaft, so that the rollers F aredriven in the direction of the arrows in Fig. 3 and draw the sheavesdownward between them.

G is the cutter-bar, provided with the doubleedged vertical cuttersworking between the rollers F. The bar G slides back and forth in theholes f in the partitions E.-

G' is the connecting-rod, which communicates the motion of the crank ato the said cutter-bar; and g are the cutter-blocks provided with slotsinto which the end cutters may enter at the extremities of the travel ofthe cutter-bar, and thereby insure the cut ting through of the bandwhich encircles the sheaf should it slip to one end instead of being cutthrough directly one of the cutters is pressed against it.

H is the conveyor-belt, provided with crossslats, upon which the strawfalls when the band is cut through.

-H are the side frames of the conveyor, provided with a solid bottom, h,under the belt, and beveled guide-ledges h, projecting from the sidesover the edges of the upper surface of the belt.

I is the driving-roller over which the convcyer-belt passes. This rolleris mounted upon shaft 1', journaled in the casing of the machine; and Iis a pulley, also secured upon shaft 2', and receiving rotaiy motionfrom the pulley Q secured upon the driving-shaft A.

J are pivots which engage with the lower end of the sides of theconveyer, and J are cams which support the said conveyer about themiddle of its length. The cams .I are secured on a shaft, j, which isjournaled in the casing, and j is a ratchet-wheel secured upon saidshaftj outside the casing. A handle, K, is also secured upon the end ofshaft j, and 7c is a pawl pivoted to the casing and adapted to engagewith the teeth of the ratchet-wheel. The higher end of the con- Veyer israised or lowered, as desired, by means of the said 'handle and thecams.

K is a roller at the higher end of the conveyer for the conveyer-belt topass over, and 7a is a crank formed upon the end .of the spindle of thesaid roller for shaking the delivery-shoe. A long slot, L, is formed inthe side of the casing, which permits the crank it to be raised andlowered with the conveyer.

L is the delivery-shoe, which is supported from the sides of theconveyer in an inclined position by means of the bent arms I, which areprovided with a loop engaging with the central pin, 1, projecting fromthe rear end of the shoe. The lower or front end of the shoe issupported by the two links M, which engage with the hooks m m, secured,respectively, to the sides of the conveyer and to the sides of the shoe.

M is an arm secured to one side of the shoe and projecting through anopening in the casing.

N is a connecting-rod which communicates the motion of the crank L tosaid arm, thereby shaking the shoe lengthwise and causing the strawwhich is delivered upon it by the conveyer to slide off it and bedischarged to the separator.

N is the feedirig-laurel, provided with a series of disks, or, forevening the straw. This barrel is journaled in bearings n, secured tothe sides of the conveyer above the top of the conveyer-belt, andprevents the straw from being delivered to the separator in a lumpycondition.

0 is a cross-bar secured to the sides of the conveyor beyond the barrelN; and 0 are teeth which project from the said cross-bar between thedisks on the barrel, and thereby prevent an y of the straw from windingaround it.

All the working mechanism is boxed in.

P is a hinged. cover for the beveled gearing and tappet-arms.

P is a hinged cover for the feed-barrel, and p are hinged covers overthat part of the 1nachine between 'the'feed barrel and thereceiving-tables.

What we claim is '1. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, witha reciprocating cutter-bar provided with blades, of a shaft journaled inthe machine-framing and having a tappet-arm secured upon it, areceiving-table secured upon the shaft above the said bar, and tappetmechanism for actuating the said arm and tilting the table at intervals,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with a reciprocatingcutter-bar provided with blades, of two receiving-tables supported abovethe said bar, and tappet mechanism for tilting the tables alternately atintervals, substantially as set forth.

3. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with a reciprocatingcutter-bar provided with blades, of the continuously-revolving rollerson each side of the blades, the guide-rollers journaled above therevolving rollers and placed wider apart than the said rollers, thereceiving-tables above the guiderollers, and tappet mechanism fortilting the tables alternately at intervals, substantially as set forth.

4. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with thereceiving-tables, of the ver tical guide-boards at the sides of thetables, the shafts secured to the inner edges of the tables and havingshort arms secured on their ends, and the continuously-revolving shaftprovided with tappets projecting upon opposite sides of it fordepressing the said short arms and tilting the tables alternately,substantially as set forth.

5. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the transversepartitions, of the longitudinal reciprocating cutter -bar supported bysaid partitions and provided with vertical double-edged blades, and thecut-terblocks secured to the inner faces of said partitions and providedwith slot-s open at their lower ends, into which the blades may enter atthe extremities of the travel of the cutter bar, substantially as setforth.

6. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the cutter-barprovided with vertical blades, of the feed and guide rollers mounted onshafts on each side of the blades,

said guide-rollers being above the feed-rollersand wider apart, thebeveled pinions secured to the feed-roller shafts, the revolving mainshaft provided with a crank, the beveled pinions secured on the mainshaft for revolving the feed-rollers, and the connecting-rod connectingthe crank with the cutter-bar for reciprocating it and the blades,substantially as set forth.

'7. In a band-cutter and. feeder, the combination, with the tiltingreceiving-tables, of the guide and feed rollers below the table, saidguide-rollers being above the feed-rollers and wider apart, thereciprocating cutter-barprovided with blades between the said rollers, atraveling conveyer-belt below thecutter-bar, and a barrel provided withdisks and journaled at the head of the conveyerfor evening the strawbefore delivering it, substantially as set forth.

8. In a bandcuttor and feeder, the combination, with an inclosing-case,of a conveyer pivoted to the case at one end, a barrel provided withdisks and journaled at the delivery end of the conveyer for evening thestraw, the revoluble shaft provided with cams for raising the conveyor,a ratchet-wheel also secured upon said shaft, and a pawl pivoted to thecasing and engaging with the ratchet wheel for holding the conveyer andeveningbarrel at any desired elevation, substantially as set forth.

9. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the conveyerpivoted at its re* ceiving end and provided with an endless travelingbelt, of a barrel provided with disks and journaled above the deliveryend of the conveyer, and a shaking delivery-shoe supported from the sideframes of the said con veyer driving-roller jonrnaled in the said case,

the conveyer sides provided with a solid bottom below the belt andguide-ledges above the belt, the roller journaled between said sides atthe delivery end of the conveyor, the pivots at the receiving end of theconveyer, the conveyer-belt passing around said rollers, and theevening-barrel provided with disks and also journaled between the sidesof the conveyer above the delivery-roller, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

11. I11 a band-cutter andfeeder, the combination, with the conveyerpivoted at its receiving end, of the barrel provided with disks andjournaled above the delivery end of said conveyer, the shaking-shoeprovided with a central rearWardly-projecting pin, the bent arms, andthe straight links suspending the shoe from the conveyer sides, a crankoperated by the motion of the eonveyer, and a connecting-rod, and an armconnecting said crank with the shoe, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLIE 0. KING. ALONZO D. TRIMBLE.

Witnesses:

H. W. DARRAH, J. A. Goonwnv.

